Kaspersky Lab has created a new interactive project, One dollar lesson that guides users through common online banking threats and shows them to protect their money in each instance. Online financial fraud is a growing threat: according to a survey carried out jointly by B2B International and Kaspersky Lab, 43% of respondents experienced in 12-month period an attack targeted specifically at financial information. Even more worrying, 44% of the people who lost money through online banking fraud were unable to recover it all.
Users can underestimate how exposed they are during online financial transactions. It can be hard to grasp the detail of online payment processes and the different threats that could be encountered along the way. Whether its one dollar, or thousands, the journey is often the same and users should be aware of what can go wrong when they transfer money using their laptop, tablet or smartphone.
The interactive web-project, “One dollar lesson” offers three training modules. Each follows the virtual journey of a one dollar payment as it travels through the endless online space towards its destination, a bank server, facing obstacles such as phishing, Trojans and man-in-the-middle attacks, among others. The threats are illustrated vividly, but so are the “heroes” that can help the dollar to reach its destination safely.
Every episode is accompanied by a brief description of the relevant threat, reinforced with the latest data on trends and impact. This data is drawn from leading sources, such as Kaspersky Lab’s own expert research.
“Online banking and payments are now commonplace, with millions of people transferring money to pay bills, making donations or shoping online. People can lack awareness of the threats their money can face, and this can make them a little too casual about online transactions. We created the interactive lessons to help people better understand the threats and handle money online more responsibly. We believe that forewarned is forearmed, “- says Alexander Erofeev, Chief Marketing Officer, Kaspersky Lab.
The episodes have been designed imaginatively, with compelling graphics and content relating to the different tricks and methods fraudsters use to steal money and banking credentials. Everyone who completes the three modules will be rewarded with a free three-month trial of Kaspersky Total Security — multi-device.
This includes Safe Money technology that provides additional protection for online financial transactions. For example, before authorizing an online payment, Safe Money checks the site’s origin and, verifies its certificate through the cloud, ensuring that no malicious activity can interfere with the transaction process on the computer.
